FOUR people charged after an armed raid on Wolverley Post Office have appeared before a judge at Worcester Crown Court.

One raider died after being stabbed by postmaster Richard Watkins in June.

In the dock were Neal Frost, 32, of Brook Street, Wall Heath; Patrick Crane, 37, of no fixed address; Wayne Davies, 25, of Himley Road, Dudley; and Michelle Sykes, 20, of Suderley Gardens, Dudley.

No charges were put to the defendants and no pleas entered.

Judge John Cavell ordered a pre-trial hearing in the week beginning January 2.

He remanded the men in custody and granted Sykes bail.